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Andre Maurois Quotes

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: french
Birth: July 26, 1885 - October 9, 1967

Topics

Funny Love Romantic Humanity Worst

There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.

Time Authors Considered

I'm a big believer in pairing classics with contemporary literature, so students have the opportunity to see that literature is not a cold, dead thing that happened once but instead a vibrant mode of storytelling that's been with us a long time - and will be with us, I hope, for a long time to come.

Opportunity Hope Time Cold Long

I really enjoy the fact that the very boring, normal person that I am isn't kind of interesting to anyone. It's fine by me.

I Am Me Interesting Enjoy Person

Eating outdoors is a particular passion - that is, eating trestle-table a la nicoise.

Passion Eating Outdoors Particular

You know, I feel that God isn't going to put something in front of me that I can't deal with.

God Me Feel You Know Going

Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Thankful Moment Day Peace Tomorrow

Please let me assure you, however, that the keen disappointment and regret which I feel in this regard serve only to enhance my profound appreciation of the great honor which you have done me; and my sincere gratitude for your generous action.

Gratitude Great Appreciation Me You

My parents called me the WB frog. Because when I was onstage, I would do this whole song and dance, but if my parents had a family friend over, I would just go hide in the bedroom.

Family Friend Dance Parents Me Song

The thing people don't get about Indian films is that the songs are the story.

People Story Get Songs Indian About

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Winston Churchill

Courage Stand Up Speak Stand Down

We are none of us infallible not even the youngest of us.

William Hepworth Thompson

Us None Even Youngest Infallible

I have never really encountered anybody that was rude to me. Well, not to my face anyway.

Me Face Rude Never Well Anybody

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